CVE-2007-3920
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
GNOME screensaver 2.20 in Ubuntu 7.10, when used with Compiz, does not properly reserve input focus, which allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence, a related issue to CVE-2007-3069.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 0.4% (30th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-3904)
- Published
- October 29, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-3904 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- compiz / compiz
- gnome / screensaver
- ubuntu / ubuntu linux
- ubuntu / ubuntu linux
- ubuntu / ubuntu linux
- ubuntu / ubuntu linux
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27381(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28627
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30329
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30715
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0485.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26188(Patch)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-537-1(Patch)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-537-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=357071
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=363061
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37410
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10192
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00811.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00841.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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